Green Hydrogen Skills Development Opportunities: South Africa and the Netherlands

Dr. Sean Kruger

Principal Investigator

Bilateral study identifying skills development opportunities in the green hydrogen sector, emphasising SA-NL collaboration for the Just Energy Transition and GH2 development.

Project Details

Research Questions

Map skills development opportunities in the SA green hydrogen value chain
Leverage bilateral SA-NL collaboration for training and curricula gaps
Identify three implementable project ideas for GH2 skills in SA

Methodology Overview

Literature review, stakeholder interviews, collaborative workshop with South African and Dutch participants. Multi-institutional research team (UP, Nuffic, CSIR, Wits REAL).

Impact Statement

Positioning SA-NL collaboration to maximise impact on green hydrogen skills, aligning with Dutch trade agenda and SA Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP).

Funding Sources

Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Pretoria

Deliverable

Research report, three proposed collaborative project ideas (Water-Green Hydrogen Nexus training, Work-based Learning interventions), stakeholder workshop outcomes.